Italy-bound cruise can't disembark in France

French authorities have barred a cruise ship that's been at sea since early January from disembarking more than 1,000 passengers before its final destination in Italy. The regional administration for the Bouches-du-Rhone in southern France cited a nationwide ban on allowing foreign cruise ships to dock, as part of France's virus-related confinement measures.

The French administration said that the Costa Deliziosa sought to make a stop in Marseille on Friday to disembark 1,400 passengers who wanted to get out before the final stop in Venice. The administration granted exemptions to six other cruise ships in recent weeks to allow French passengers to get off but refused this time.

The Costa Deliziosa left on an around-the-world cruise and is expected to reach Italy in the coming days.